2019
Are serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations related to brain structure and psychopathology in late childhood and early adolescence?
de Araujo C, Swardfager W, Zugman A, Cogo-Moreira H, Belangero S, Ota V, Spindola L, Hakonarson H, Pellegrino R, Gadelha A, Salum G, Pan P, Mansur R, Hoexter M, Picon F, Sato J, Brietzke E, Grassi-Oliveira R, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Are serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations related to brain structure and psychopathology in late childhood and early adolescence? CNS Spectrums 2019, 25: 790-796. PMID: 31845634, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852919001688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum BDNF concentrationsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorBDNF concentrationsBDNF genotypeCortical thicknessPsychiatric disordersSerum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrationsBrain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrationSubcortical volumesMental disordersWell-Being Behavior AssessmentBrain structuresBDNF serum concentrationsNeurotrophic factor concentrationsPeripheral blood concentrationsHigh Risk Cohort StudyLate childhoodAdult psychiatric disordersLarge independent samplesCohort studyNeurotrophic factorCortical maturationSerum concentrationsBlood concentrationsMet carriers
2017
Effects of the brain-derived neurotropic factor variant Val66Met on cortical structure in late childhood and early adolescence
de Araujo C, Zugman A, Swardfager W, Belangero S, Ota V, Spindola L, Hakonarson H, Pellegrino R, Gadelha A, Salum G, Pan P, de Moura L, Del Aquilla M, Picon F, Amaro E, Sato J, Brietzke E, Grassi-Oliveira R, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Effects of the brain-derived neurotropic factor variant Val66Met on cortical structure in late childhood and early adolescence. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2017, 98: 51-58. PMID: 29288952, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersVal66Met polymorphismCortical thicknessBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphismRegional structural brain changesNeurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphismPrefrontal cortexStructural brain changesLateral temporal cortexEffect of Val66MetBilateral prefrontal cortexVal66Met effectsWindow of vulnerabilityCortical maturationBrain changesOccipital lobeMet carriersAtypical neurodevelopmentMRI scansPsychiatric diagnosisTemporal cortexDiagnosis interactionVal66MetNeuropsychiatric disordersBrain morphology